GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1961
Philippa Pearce, author
Antony Maitland, illustrator
London: Constable and Co., 1961
30 pp.
Ages: 4 +
Interests: cats, flying, balloons, London, ocean, boats
Also by this author: Tom’s Midnight Garden
Talking about children's books and films. Useful information for parents.
10 Sep 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: balloons, cats, London, ocean
GREENAWAY MEDAL WINNER – 1961
Philippa Pearce, author
Antony Maitland, illustrator
London: Constable and Co., 1961
30 pp.
Ages: 4 +
Interests: cats, flying, balloons, London, ocean, boats
Also by this author: Tom’s Midnight Garden
07 Sep 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+, books 5+ Tags: school
In honour of the First Day of School this week, here are some great books about life in the classroom.
1. Miss Nelson is Missing!, by Harry Allard – Age: 4 +
A very funny story about the most feared substitute teacher ever – Miss Viola Swamp! Sequels include Miss Nelson is Back, and Miss Nelson Has a Field Day. (This title on amazon.)
2. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, by Kevin Henkes – Age: 5 +
Lilly has a dispute with her adored teacher over a distracting plastic purse. (This title on amazon.)
3. Ramona the Pest, by Beverly Cleary – chapter book – Age: 5 +
A chapter book about a rambunctious girl’s first adventures and misadventures in kindergarten. (This title on amazon.)
4. Math Curse, by Lane Smith – picture book – Age: 5 +
By the author and illustrator who brought you The Stinky Cheese Man, this is all about math anxiety, or seeing the world as an endless series of perplexing number problems. As a picture book, it would certainly entertain the kindergarten crowd, but older kids will ‘get’ more of the math concepts and jokes. (This title on amazon.)
5. Matilda, by Roald Dahl – chapter book – Age: 6 +
Precocious reader Matilda starts school and helps her favourite teacher battle the villainous principal. A darker tale of school life, with truly despicable adults and some violent scenes. In other words, typical Dahl. (This title on amazon.)
04 Sep 2011 Leave a comment
in Books, books 4+ Tags: China, difference, dragons, Fairy Tale, folktales, giants, loneliness, Magic
by Laurence Yep
illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Tseng
New York: Scholastic Inc., 1995
29 pp
Ages: 4 +
Interests: China, dragons, folktales, fairy tales, magic, giants, difference, loneliness
Also by this author: The Dragon Prince